LIVE | SILVER BULLETS

   When I first started photography, it was live music that really got me in to it. It's how I self-taught myself what I needed to do with a camera and how I needed to do it. Photographing live music sets taught me how to work quickly and how to efficiently capture the moment, just like most wedding days. I love when the weddings I work on have live bands. It's a lot more fun for me because it's different. Luckily, I still have a lot of good friends that play music in original bands and cover bands. 

   It's been a long time since I've been able to shoot some live music, but I got the chance a few weeks ago to shoot for a group of friends of mine in a local cover band called Silver Bullets. They are one of Richmond, VA's top cover bands and it was a lot of fun. I can't wait to do it again. They're all amazing dudes and extremely talented. I figured posting some shots from their last outting would be a good change and to show a different type of work I don't get to do very often. So, I hope you enjoy these shots as much as I did shooting them.

I recommend you check out Silver Bullets or even hire them! They'll play anywhere for anyone. Whether it's for a birthday gig or a wedding reception, they'll make sure it's a party.

BOSTON ENGAGEMENT WEEEKND | ANDY + TRICIA

This winter, Boston, MA has been slammed with over 100 inches of snow (and counting). Despite such crazy weather, Andy and Tricia decided to have me up to follow them around for two days and photograph their life in the city of Boston. Andy and Tricia will be getting hitched this October in Charlottesville, VA, but live and work in the Cambridge, MA area. Tricia and I have been friends since high school and this was my first time meeting Andy. I knew the second they snagged me from the airport on Friday evening that this was going to be a fun weekend. Andy and Tricia are so fun, adventurous, and easy going. They made me feel at home, and by the end of the weekend it felt like we've been hanging out for years. I'm so happy for them. They are the most perfect people for each other and it became even more obvious the more time I spent with them. Photographing their wedding this fall is going to be an amazing experience. After we dropped off my bags, we went straight to their favorite neighborhood bar to talk and plan things out for the weekend. We decided to schedule our shoots around where they first met at Harvard Square and spent most of our time around their neighborhood.

When we woke up on Saturday, Andy and I went exploring. Then, we met up with Tricia about mid-morning and got started. Our morning consisted of browsing the Harvard Peabody Museum, curling on Harvard campus, brunch at Tory Row, and then eating the most delicious Belgium waffles I've ever had at Zinneken's. Later, we took their dog, Kota, on a walk near M.I.T. to check out the city skyline at sunset. Despite the below feezing temperatures all day, it was a lot of fun. The next day, we spent the morning and early afternoon walking around downtown Boston. We grabbed some goodies from Mike's Pastry and finished up with pretzels and craft brews at Harpoon Brewery before my flight home. The ongoing joke all weekend was that I photographed them eating and drinking all weekend due to going to all of their favorite spots. So not surprisingly, it looked just like that at times. At least we walked over 16 miles in a day and a half to burn it all off.

JANUARY MOUNTAIN WEDDING | CHRIS & RACHEL

Intimate, beautiful, fun, enjoyable, cold, warm, and delicious. Those are the words that come to mind when I look back on Chris & Rachel's

January wedding day at The Clifton Inn in Charlottesville, VA. This wedding was my first time at The Clifton Inn location, and I really hope to make it back there for more events in the future. If it looked this great in January, I can't imagine how great it looks in the warmer months. On this day, Chris and Rachel put on a small, personal wedding day for their close friends and family. Yet, the atmosphere felt more like a giant, fancy family get together. We had discussed hoping for some snow when we first sat down to talk about the wedding. However, it was perfect just the way it was. The ceremony was short and sweet. The lighting was ideal for portraits. The reception was delicious and fun. Chris and Rachel both currently work for a catering company, Mosaic, based out of Richmond, VA. So, it totally makes sense how great everything was.

I don't think I've ever been that full of amazing food while shooting a wedding before.

Also, I could eat macaroons every day of my life. Every. Day.

Chris and Rachel have become great friends over the past year and I can't wait to see all the amazing things they do from here on out.

Congratulations Chris and Rachel!

 

NEW ENGLAND WINERY WEDDING | KEITH + JESSICA

HELLO!

Here it is. I've finally put together a place to post more photo work. This blog will chronicle some of my most recent work

along with more personal projects from here on out. It's been a long time coming, and

I'm excited to start posting a lot of what I've been up to recently. I'll still be tinkering with the layout and odds and ends here and there.
Every post may have something different within the blog's layout.

I'll start things off with one of my favorite fall weddings from 2014.

So, last September I traveled to Connecticut to photograph Keith and Jessica's big wedding weekend. Keith and Jessica are good friends of mine. I visited them in NYC last May to photograph their engagements and do some touristy NYC things in the process.

What I learned a bout them is that they're perfect for each other and make phenomenal hosts.

More importantly, they're just incredible human beings.

I couldn't have been happier that they asked me to be a part of such a big day.

The wedding took place at The Saltwater Vineyards in Stonington and it was perfect.

The building was a WWII airplane hanger that the vineyards flipped into an amazing venue while using the original walls and ceilings.

Add incredible wines, rustic accents, and bistro lights,  and you have one of my favorite venues last year.

I wish my visit was longer, but perhaps I'll make a personal trip to spend more time around town.

A special thanks to all the vendors and Keith and Jessica's families for being my second family during the short time we spent together.

It was an unforgettable couple days. Thank you.